JP2552539Y2 - Reversing device for transport media for automatic ticket gates - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a device that is incorporated in an automatic ticket gate and turns over a transport medium, such as a prepaid card or a stored fair card, as necessary.

[Prior art]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a carrier (hereinafter, referred to as a card) such as a prepaid card inserted in an automatic ticket gate is arranged in a predetermined direction, and punching, printing, and the like are performed at a predetermined position on the card. For this reason, the automatic ticket gate has a reversing device for adjusting the front and back of the inserted card. Generally, such a reversing device is provided with a branch path in the middle of the main transport path of the card, and performs reversal on this branch path. That is, of the cards conveyed through the main conveyance path, the card that needs to be reversed is introduced into the branch path, and is ejected from this branch path in a direction opposite to the introduction direction, that is, with the rear end of the card at the head. It is reversed by discharging to the main transport path. By the way, in the conventional reversing device, a roller group that rotates in a certain direction for taking in a card and a roller group that rotates in the opposite direction and discharges the card are provided in the branch path. . Each of these roller groups has a drive source, and is configured to be individually driven by the drive source.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional reversing device includes two roller groups driven by separate driving sources, there has been a problem that the mechanism is complicated and the cost is increased. Therefore, the present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a reversing device capable of performing reversal of a card by using a minimum driving source by a simple mechanism. It is in.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention device always conveys the conveyance medium inserted in the automatic ticket collection machine, in the middle of a main conveyance path including a main conveyance roller rotating so as to convey in a certain direction,
A branch path which is operated by a solenoid and takes in the transfer medium via a flapper having a branch path guide surface and a reverse guide surface is provided. When the flapper is brought into a predetermined state, the flapper is taken into the branch path by the branch path guide surface of the flapper, and the rear end of the fetched transport medium is transported to a position guided by the reverse guide surface of the flapper. In a reversing device for a transporting medium for an automatic ticket gate that discharges and reverses the taken-in transporting medium to the main transporting path with the rear end of the captured transporting medium as the head, the branch path drives the main transporting roller. A first driving roller and a second driving roller which are driven by a driving motor and rotate in opposite directions to each other; and wherein a first pinch roller and a second pinch roller are connected to the first driving roller. And a second drive roller provided at each end of an arm operated by a solenoid so as to be opposed to the second drive roller, wherein the first drive roller is provided on the first pinch roller or the second drive roller is provided. And control means for controlling a solenoid for operating the arm so as to selectively press the arm against the second pinch roller.

[Action]

In the above configuration, the card to be reversed is taken into the branch by the first driving roller and the first pinch roller. The card is then ejected to the main transport path by the second drive roller and the second pinch roller, with the rear end of the card at the head.

【Example】

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a card reversing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This reversing device is provided in contact with a part of the main transport path 1 of an automatic ticket collection machine (not shown). The card C inserted in the main transport path 1 is transported by the transport mechanism from right to left as indicated by an arrow A. A take-up roller 2 comprising a drive roller 2a and a pinch roller 2b is provided on a part of the main transport path 1 upstream, and a drive roller 3a,
A discharge roller 3 including a pinch roller 3b is provided. A flapper (distributing wing) F having a branch path guide surface F ′ and a reverse guide surface F ″ driven by a solenoid (not shown) is provided downstream of the intake roller 2. The inserted card is passed through the main transport path, and when the flapper F falls, the direction is changed to the branch path 10 via the branch path guide surface F 'of the flapper F as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. A first drive roller 11 is provided below the branch path 10, and a second drive roller 12 is provided below the branch at a predetermined distance therefrom. The second drive roller 12 is rotated by an endless belt B driven by a drive motor M of the main transport path 1. That is, the endless belt B is driven by a drive roller 2a of the drive roller 2 and a drive roller 3a of the discharge roller 3. The car Is rotated C to the conveying direction of,
The first drive roller 11 is rotated in the direction opposite to the direction of transport of the card C via the auxiliary rollers R ₁ , R ₂ , R ₃ , and the second drive roller 12 is constantly rotated in the same direction as the direction of transport of the card C. Rotate. The first pinch roller 13 and the second pinch roller 14
A first pinch roller 13 is located above the first drive roller 11 and a second pinch roller 14 is rotatably provided at both ends of an arm 16 operated by a solenoid 15. Is located above the driving roller 12. Therefore, when one of the pinch rollers is pressing the drive roller corresponding to the pinch roller, the other pinch roller is separated from the drive roller corresponding to the pinch roller. When the solenoid 15 is not actuated by a spring (not shown), the first pinch roller 13 is always driven by the first drive roller 11.
Is pressed. Note that, as is clear from the above description, the branch path 10 includes both drive rollers 11 and 12 and both pinch rollers 13 and 14.
It is formed between them. In the figure, S is a sensor composed of a phototransistor, which is located at the terminal side of the branch path 10 and is configured to detect the position of the card C conveyed to the branch path 10. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. First, when the card C inserted in the card processor is inserted in a predetermined direction and does not need to be turned over, the flapper F is lifted up as shown in FIG. The card C passes below the flapper F and is discharged by the discharge roller 3, and is subjected to a printing process and a punching process on the downstream side. The flapper F is controlled by reading data from the inserted card C by a magnetic head (not shown), processing the read data by a controller (not shown) mainly composed of a microcomputer, and The insertion direction is detected, and it is determined whether or not the insertion is necessary. Then, if it is necessary to turn over, the controller controls the flapper F to drop as shown in FIGS. When the card C inserted in the card processor needs to be turned over, the card C to be taken in by the take-in roller 2 passes through the branch path guide surface F 'because the flapper F has fallen as described above. And is transported to the rear end side of the branch path 10 while being held between the first drive roller 11 and the first pinch roller 13. Then, when the leading end C 'of the card C introduced into the branch path 10 is detected by the sensor S, the controller operates the solenoid 15 to move the second pinch roller 14 to the second position, as shown in FIG. The second drive roller 12 is pressed, and the pressed state between the first drive roller 11 and the first pinch roller 13 is released. Accordingly, the leading end C 'of the card C is free, as shown in FIG. 3, and the trailing end C "is sandwiched between the second drive roller 12 and the second pinch roller 14, The card C discharged to the main transport path 1 is guided by the reverse guide surface F "on the rear surface of the flapper F with the trailing end C" being the leading end. Since the card C is discharged from the discharge roller 3 with the end C ″ side at the top, the upper and lower positions of the card C here are opposite to the upper and lower positions of the card C in the take-in roller 2 and are reversed. In the present embodiment, a branch path 10 is provided on a main transport path 1 via a flapper F, and a first drive roller 11 that rotates in the same direction as the transport direction of the main transport path 1 is provided on the branch path 10, A second driving roller 12 that rotates in the direction of rotation, and first and second pinch rollers 13 and 14 that are driven by a solenoid 15 in correspondence with these driving rollers.
When the card C is introduced into the branch path 10, the card C is held between the first drive roller 11 and the first pinch roller 13, and when the card C is discharged from the branch path 10, the card C is Since the driving roller 12 and the second pinch roller 14 are sandwiched, the reversing device can be configured with a simple configuration. In the above-described embodiment, the first and second pinch rollers 13 and 14 are operated by one solenoid 15 via the arm 16, but each pinch roller is provided with a separate solenoid. You may. However, in the case of the above-described embodiment, the number of solenoids can be reduced.

[Effect of the invention]

In the present invention, a first drive roller and a second drive roller, which are driven by a drive motor for driving the main transport roller and rotate in opposite directions, are provided on a branch path, and a first pinch roller and a second drive roller are provided. 2 pinch rollers are provided on both ends of an arm operated by a solenoid so as to face the first drive roller and the second drive roller, respectively, and the first drive roller is provided in the first pinch. Roller or the second drive roller to the second
Since the control means for controlling the solenoid that operates the arm so as to press the pinch roller alternatively is provided, the reversing device can be configured with a simple configuration. Further, since the drive source of the main transport path can be shared by the first and second drive rollers, the cost can be reduced by using the minimum drive source.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a device of the embodiment of the present invention when the card is not turned over, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram when the card is taken into a branch road, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram when the paper is discharged from the printer to a main transport path. 1... Main conveyance path, 10... Branch path, 11... 1st drive roller, 12... 2nd drive roller, 13... 1st pinch roller, 13. ... Conveying medium (card), F ... Flapper, F '... Branch road guide surface F "... Reverse guide surface

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A solenoid operated on a main conveyance path comprising a main conveyance roller which rotates so as to always convey a conveyance medium inserted in an automatic ticket gate in a fixed direction, and a branch path guide. A branch path for taking in the transport medium via a flapper having a surface and a reverse guide surface is provided, and among the transport media transported in the main transport path, the transport medium that needs to be inverted is set in a predetermined state with the flapper in a predetermined state. The flapper is taken into the branch path by the branch path guide surface, and when the rear end of the fetched transport medium is transported to a position guided by the reversing guide surface of the flapper, the rear side of the fetched transport medium is In a reversing device for a transport medium for an automatic ticket gate that discharges and turns over an end portion to a main transport path, the branch path is driven by a drive motor that drives the main transport roller. A first drive roller and a second drive roller that rotate in opposite directions are provided, and a first pinch roller and a second pinch roller are connected to the first pinch roller and the second pinch roller.
Are provided at both ends of an arm operated by a solenoid so as to face the drive roller and the second drive roller, respectively. The first drive roller is provided at the first pinch roller or the second drive roller is provided at the both ends of the arm. Control means for controlling a solenoid for operating the arm so as to selectively press the drive roller against the second pinch roller. A transport medium reversing device for an automatic ticket gate, comprising: